Improvement in casters for sewing-machines



J.M.VEASE Y. OAS TEE FOB SEWING MACHINES.

No. 101,328. Patented Mar. 29, 1870.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

JOHN M. VE ASEYfOF DEsvEa, coLoRADo TERRITORY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CASTERS'" FoR SEWING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 101,328, dated March29, 1870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jornv M. VEASEY, of

Denver,in the county of Arapahoe an d Territory pintles of the casters,as hereinafter specified.

In the drawing, A is the end supportingframe of a sewing-machine orother table; a a, the feet on which the frame rests. b b are re cessesin such feet. 0 c are casters placed within such recesses, the stems dof the casters being placed in vertical holes in the feet a, insteadofbeing inclosed, as is usually the case, in caps that are themselvesattached to the legs of articles of furniture. -I dispense en- 'Iir'elywith all the usual accompaniments of I I casters and insert the stems ddirectly in the feet-.1 This makes a firm connection and one not-liableto. break. The stems (1 project upward into recesses e e inthe upperparts of the .feet a, far enough to allow of snfiicient play of thecasters. The ends of levers h h project into the'recesses 6, so as toact on the tops of The levers h h are pivoted to the frame at'thepointsii, and project toward and meet at the center of the frame A,where they.

are jointed togetherin any suitable manner. A handle, h, extends onwardfrom the free extremity of one of the levers h and beyond the edge ofthe frame A, so as to be convenient for manual grasp.

When not in operation the levers h lie nearlyhorizontal on the inside ofthe frame A. This is when the table rests solely on its feet and thecasters are wholly withdrawn into the recesses b. Previous to moving thetable the handle it is raised, bringing the ends of the levers h downupon the tops of the stems d, Iowering the casters and raising thetable-legs entireiy off the floor. A hook, I, is placed on the inside ofthe frame A to sustain the handle it when the table rests on thecasters. When the table has been moved to the required place, on simplylifting the handle it out of the hook l the weight of the table settlesit to the floor and raises the casters.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The levers hv h, pivoted upon the frame and provided with curved endsprojcctin g into chambers e e, and pressing on the piutles d d of thecasters, whose pintles project into the chambers, as shown anddescribed.

2. The combination, with the subject-matter of the above claim, of thehook Z, all being arranged as and for the purpose specified.

- JOHN M. VEASEY.

Witnesses:

CHAS. A. PETTII, SOLON O. KEMoN.

